TERAID IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DAR CITY COUNCIL, STAKEHOLDERS CLEAN TOILETS TO CELEBRATE WORLD TOILET DAY

Project Officer from WaterAid Tanzania Ms. Rebecca Stanley cleaning toilets at Chanika Dispensary during the World Toilet Day celebrations over the weekend where the Agency donated toiletry equipment to Chanika and Buguruni Dispensaries worth ten million shillings.

* Provide sanitation equipment worth 10 million shillings

IN an celebration of World Toilet Day which takes place every November 19th around the world, WaterAid Tanzania has teamed up with other institutions to celebrate this day at Chanika Maternity and Child Hospital by cleaning toilets and providing sanitary facilities while the celebrations are carried by the statement the slogan "Respect Your Toilet" i.e. 'Valuing Toilets.'

In celebration of the occasion, WaterAid donated hygiene kits to Chanika Maternal and Child Hospital and Buguruni Health Center. It has also donated hygiene kits to the Wisdom For Us group through their “Clean Toilet, My Dignity” campaign.

Sanitary supplies provided include brooms, soap, carts, boots, shiny jackets, hard gloves, brooms as well as other equipment costing a total of 10,000,000 shillings / =. As part of the celebrations of the day.

In addition to the celebrations, the Wisdom of Us team has partnered with the city council office where they jointly cleaned up Chanika Maternal and Child Hospital and Buguruni Health Center as well as 8 primary schools located in Ilala district.

According to the official statement on the occasion, Wateraid Resident Director Anna Tenga Mzinga commended the Government for its efforts in ensuring that the community has clean and safe toilets.

"I would like to commend the Government of the Republic of Tanzania for the great efforts it has made so far where, according to a report by the Ministry of Water, by 2020 success shows 66 percent of Tanzanian households have better toilets at home compared to 31 percent in 2016." He said .

He said in terms of toilets, WaterAid Tanzania has been collaborating with various government stakeholders and non-governmental organizations including training on how to build better and more resilient toilets as well as construction in some parts of the country and providing health and safety training as well as provide sanitary and hygienic equipment to toilet hygiene workers in parallel and actively participate in national campaigns including House is Toilet.

Ms. Anna Tenga Mzinga explained that despite these achievements, there is still a need to continue to mobilize so that by 2030, every house will have a better toilet and added that this year's slogan highlights the fact that the Government, development partners and implementers have a responsibility to provide. priority and allocate adequate budget for toilets including better water systems and sanitation facilities.

“The issue of toilets affects every one of us regardless of status and status. Decision makers at various levels of Government, implementers and stakeholders, we ask all of us to achieve these three; first - the best toilets, second the presence of toilet water and third hand washing equipment after leaving the toilet for personal hygiene. As an organization we have seen today to provide sanitation facilities for these health workers and this group to improve sanitation in the toilets of the Institute while calling on the Government, Development Stakeholders to increase budgets on sanitation issues to avoid outbreaks of disease caused by dirt ”

Ms. Anna Tenga Mzinga explained to women and girls, better toilets at home, schools and health facilities help them fulfill their potential and fulfill their role in society, especially during menstruation and pregnancy.

'' For example with good toilets with good water systems in schools, girls will not stay home during menstruation as reported by the Menstrual Health and Hygiene Report among School Girls in Tanzania.

WaterAidWaterAid Tanzania is an international organization with a vision to ensure that all people in the world have access to safe water, better toilets and improved sanitation by 2030. WaterAid operates in 34 countries, with 18 countries in Africa. In Tanzania, Wateraid Corporation started operations in 1983 and successfully implemented various Water, Toilets and Sanitation projects in more than 11 regions. cities as well as rural.